Senior Software Developer

We're seeking an experienced Backend Software Engineer to join our team.

As a backend engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying scalable backends for the products we build at NonStop.

This includes APIs, databases, and server-side logic.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and deploy backend systems, including APIs, databases, and server-side logic
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code that adheres to industry standards and best practices
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to the improvement of the codebase
• Debug and resolve issues in the existing codebase
• Develop and execute unit tests to ensure high code quality
• Work with DevOps engineers to ensure seamless deployment of software changes
• Monitor application performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize systems for better scalability and efficiency
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies; advocate for best practices and new ideas within the team
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize project requirements

Requirements:

• At least 2+ years of experience building scalable and reliable backend systems
• Strong proficiency in either of the programming languages such as Python, Node.js, Golang, RoR
• Experience with either of the frameworks such as Django, Express, gRPC
• Knowledge of database systems such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, or Redis
• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Understanding of software development methodologies such as Agile and Scrum
• Ability to demonstrate flexibility wrt picking a new technology stack and ramping up on the same fairly quickly
• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English

Job Summary:

Senior Java developer will be responsible for many duties throughout the development lifecycle of applications, from concept and design right through to testing. 

Duties/Responsibilities: 

• To support and maintain existing Java code base, debug the application 
• To analyse user and business requirements and design and implement appropriate solutions 
• To design and code programs following in-house standards and good design principles 
• To ensure that all programs are documented to the company standards 
• To create unit test plans and perform unit testing of the programs
• To provide advice and guidance to other members of the team

Required Skills/Abilities:  

• Hands on experience in designing and developing applications using Java EE platforms 
• Object Oriented analysis and design using common design patterns 
• Good knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate) 
• Experience in the Spring Framework 
• Experience in developing web applications using at least one popular web framework (JSF, Wicket, GWT, Spring MVC) 
• Experience in RESTFul webservices
• Experience with test-driven development 
• Exposure to portal/mobility development - Desired
• Exposure to any of middleware solutions like MQ, Oracle fusion middleware(WebLogic), WebSphere, Open Source

You will be working hands-on on a complex and compound product that has the potential to be used by millions of sales and marketing people around the world. Your contribution to delivering an excellent product platform that:

• enables quick iteration
• supports product customization
• and handles scale

What do we expect you to have?

• 2+ years of experience in backend engineering
• An intent to learn and an urge to build a product by learning different technologies
• Interest in writing complex, scalable, and maintainable backend applications
• Tech stack requirements:

Must haves

• Experience in building application server in Java (Spring / Spring boot) / NodeJS / Golang / Python
• Experience in using SQL databases and designing schemas based on application need
• Experience with container services and runtimes (docker / docker-compose / k8s)
• Experience with cloud paas (AWS / GCP / Azure cloud)
• Experience and familiarity with microservices’ concepts
• Experience with bash scripting

Good to have (Preferred)

• Preferred experience with org wide message queue (rabbitmq / aws sqs)
• Preferred experience with task orchestration services (apache airflow / aws step function)
• Preferred experience with infra as code (or system configuration) tools (terraform / chef / ansible)
• Preferred experience with build essential tools (make / makefile)
• Preferred experience with monitoring and tracing systems for performance / system / application monitoring (grafana + loki + prometheus / aws cloudwatch)

What will you learn?

• Building highly available, complex, compound, performant systems of microservices platform that acts as an API layer
• Industry-standard state-of-the-art tools + methodologies + frameworks + infra for building a product.
• Fable is not a trivial CRUD app. It requires a lot of consideration and care for building the API layer as the product is highly customizable per user.
• How different functions (sales, marketing, product, engineering) in a high-velocity product company work in synergy to deliver an iterative product in real life.

Who would you be working with?

• You would be directly working with the co-founder & CTO who has built multiple companies before and has built large teams in large-scale companies like ThoughtSpot, Unacademy, etc.

Position details

• Fully remote.
• 5 days/week (all public and government holidays will be non-working days).
• No specific work hours (we will sync over zoom over the course of the day).

Back End Developer

Job Description:
Location: Pune (Initially Remote due to COVID 19)

We are looking for an experienced Backend Developer to join the team in India and be instrumental in taking our products to the next level. In this role, you will be working in close collaboration with a team of highly empowered, experienced developers who are building a high-performance, highly scaled global platform.

About the Organisation:

- It provides a dynamic, fun workplace filled with passionate individuals. We are at the cutting edge of advertising technology and there is never a dull moment at work.

- We have a truly global footprint, with our headquarters in Singapore and offices in Australia, United States, Germany, United Kingdom, and India.

- You will gain work experience in a global environment. We speak over 20 different languages, from more than 16 different nationalities and over 42% of our staff are multilingual.

You will:

• conceive, build, and operate highly distributed systems deployed around the planet

• employ cutting-edge technologies and techniques in a rapidly evolving domain

• thrive in a progressive, environment which relies on communication and initiative rather than process to deliver at a high velocity

• have a "Product Owner" rather than a "Task Implementer" attitude

 Candidate's Profile:

• Experience building systems involving messaging or event-driven architectures

• Deep technical understanding of Java or Go, and willing to work with both

• Strong handle on concurrency challenges and design solutions

• Strong buyer of Agile / Lean values

• Heavy emphasis on code testing and designing for test-ability

• Maturity and aptitude to operate in a high-freedom/high-responsibility environment

• Strong troubleshooting skills

• Experience with supporting and troubleshooting large systems

• Exposure to infrastructure automation tools such as Ansible

• Exposure to IAAS platforms such as AWS EC2, GCP, etc…

• Experience with Cassandra, Aerospike, or other NoSQL databases